Aerostructures Design Engineer II
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
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About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will design and develop primary and secondary aircraft structural components from concept through production release. You will create CAD models, drawings, interface definitions, and analysis reports; perform hand calculations and basic FEA; support structural testing; resolve build issues; and collaborate on system integration and design reviews.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline
- 2+ years of experience in aircraft structural design or related aerospace structures
- Experience designing and releasing structural components
- Knowledge of composite and metallic structures, fasteners, bonded joints, and load paths
- Proficiency with CAD tools such as NX, CATIA, or SolidWorks
- Understanding of GD&T, tolerance stackups, and DFMA principles
- Strong written and verbal technical communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-ownership engineering environment
Responsibilities
- Design and develop structural components and assemblies for UAV platforms
- Execute conceptual development, CAD modeling, detailed design, and drawing release
- Perform stress and strain hand calculations and basic FEA
- Collaborate on airframe system integration
- Support coupon, subcomponent, and system-level structural validation
- Generate design documentation, drawings, interface definitions, and analysis reports
- Resolve build issues and support hardware through test and deployment
- Participate in design reviews and technical discussions
- Improve knowledge of structural layout, joints, fasteners, tolerancing, and optimization
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity